Bulletin: October 17, 2021

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

8:30am and 11:00am

GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME

Prelude
Benedictus
Alec Rowley (1892-1958)

Welcome

*Call to Worship
Leader: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
People: Serve the Lord with gladness!
Leader: Come into God’s presence with singing;
People: Enter into God’s courts with praise.
All:        Let us worship God.

*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent,
for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your name. Amen.

*Assurance of God’s Love

*Response Gloria
Gloria, gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, gloria, alleluia, alleluia!

*Passing of the Peace

Anthem
Holy, Holy, Holy (8:30am)
arr. Bill Holcombe (1924-2010)

A Glorious Celebration (11:00am)
Cynthia Dobrinski (b.1950)

LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD

Scripture Lesson
Ephesians 4:17–24
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 171)

Sermon
Spiritual Renovation
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal

Reception of New Members
Richard Anderson, Elizabeth Benson, Lanny Benson, Carolyn De Carolis, Lou De Carolis, Julie Grove, Tom Grove, Heather Jobin, Patrick Jobin, Phyllis Kester, Bob Llewellyn, Dawn Moffit, Susan Moreland, Leana Moser, Mark Moser, Kathryn Ott, Keren Roewe, Sally Schuyler, Melanie Virreira

*Creed (Unison)
In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God whom alone we worship and serve. We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God. We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father. We trust in the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Glory be to the Creator, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen. (Excerpts from A Brief Statement of Faith).

*Unison Prayer
O God, our Creator, we praise you for calling us to be a servant people, and for gathering us into the body of Christ. We thank you for choosing to add to our number brothers and sisters in faith. Together, may we live in your Spirit, and so love one another that we may have the mind of Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom we give honor and glory forever. Amen.

Musical Reflection
Suite Antique, Prelude (8:30am)
John Rutter (b. 1945)

Kingsfold (11:00am)
arr. Kevin McChesney (b. 1963)

RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE

Offering
Making a financial gift makes Montview’s programs and ministries possible, including this worship service. You are invited to give generously at www.montview.org/giving or by texting a dollar amount to 720-452-6449. Offering plates are stationed at the exit for cash and checks.
 
Prayer of Dedication (Unison)
God, you have so greatly loved us, long sought us, and mercifully redeemed us. Give us grace that in everything, we may yield ourselves, our wills and our works. A continual thank offering to you. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer (Unison)
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
 
*Closing Hymn
35 Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty (Lobe Den Herren)
 
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
 
*Charge and Benediction

Benediction Response
 
Postlude
Trumpet Voluntary
John Stanley (1712-1786)

TODAY AT MONTVIEW
 
8:30am 
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
 
Childcare – Ages 3-10
Location: Outdoor Playground
 
Childcare – Ages Birth-3
Location: Room 204A
 
9:30am      

Adult Faith Formation: Reimagining Well-Being
In our seven-week education series exploring a new understanding of well-being amidst the realities we face during the ebbs and flows of (the ongoing) pandemic life, today we examine the physical aspect of well-being with Kelly McMullen, M.D. Kelly practices family medicine at Denver Health and has been part of Montview Church her whole life. Her husband and children are also part of the Montview family!
Location: Sanctuary

Sunday School For Children (masks requested)
Preschool-5th Grade

Location: Outdoor Playground

Confirmation 
Location: Fellowship Hall

10:30am          
Donut Social – YAM (6th-12th)
Location: Labyrinth

11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary

Childcare – Ages 3-10
Location: Outdoor Playground

Childcare – Ages Birth-3
Location: Room 204A

12:00pm           
Supper Club Captain Meeting 
Location: Sanctuary

4:00pm
JAM (6th-8th)
Location: Church Parking Lot

5:30pm     
MOB (9th-12th)
Location: Church Parking Lot

Reformation Sunday – October 31
We are happy to welcome Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber to our pulpit once again. Rev. Bolz-Weber is serving as Theologian-in-Residence at Montview Church, as well as Pastor of Public Witness. As is our tradition, we’ll celebrate with bag pipes and the singing of Highland Cathedral with the Choir.

WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: The Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgist: The Rev. Ian Cummins
Pianist/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organist: Barbara Hulac
Flute: Kristen Beeman
Reader: Randy Savoren (8:30am)
Reader: Ellen Reath (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Bell Choir: Montview Ringers

We are requiring masks in the sanctuary to protect our more vulnerable congregants.

If you are having trouble hearing in the sanctuary, please know that we hope to resolve it soon. Sound quality is better in the lower transepts and rear of the sanctuary. Assistive listening devices are available in the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
 
Restrooms are available downstairs in the Reception Room via the stairs near the door you entered. If you need accessibility assistance, please see an usher.
 
Please note that the 11am worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
 
STATEMENT OF MISSION
We believe that the love of God surrounds us. Our call is to nurture this love in ourselves and each other. Through prayer, worship, education, outreach and mission, we seek to foster spiritual fulfillment, community, tolerance, peace, non-violence and social justice. We dedicate ourselves and our church to follow the Spirit of Christ by word and deed.
 
VISITORS
We are happy that you are worshiping with us today and invite you to learn more about Montview. Please fill out one of the Let’s Connect Cards distributed in the pews – a Starbucks gift card will be sent to the email you provide. Feel free to contact our office at 303-355-1651 or email cindy@montview.org with questions. Please come again.
 
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MONTVIEW?
Find out about all of the events taking place at Montview with our This Week @ Montview email by clicking here.
 
WEEKLY EMAILS
Are you signed up to receive our weekly emails? If not, contact Christine Hofstad, Communications Coordinator, at christine@montview.org.
 
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org
 
* Those who are able are invited to stand.

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